Low Fat Raspberry Shortcake

One of our family friends S had invited us to their place for dinner a few days ago. We had a great time family time chatting, laughing, eating and the kids had fun time playing, running around, jumping, fighting etc. She treated us to hot and delectable Ragada Pattis. Thick gravy made with white peas, onion is cooked with aromatic spices, herbs and then poured over Potato patties/ tikki along with tamarind chutney and then garnished with raw chopped onions. This is very filling and is a complete meal by itself. At the end of it all, for dessert she…

Urad Oats Dosa

Friday night’s dinner is usually Idli or Dosa at our house and we enjoy it. For one it’s the beginning of the weekend and second nobody has complaints about the taste. This works well for me as I do not have to toil in the kitchen for a long time and the only thing to prepare is the chutney. I think it is a good way to relax with the family, chat, and unwind while looking forward for the weekend. The only caveat here is that I have to remember to soak the Daal and rice Thursday morning itself before…

Mango Ras malai: Fusion of RasMalai and Aamras

  Instant RasMalai using Ricotta Cheese and Vegetable Puffs using the Pastry sheets were some the new shortcut/fusion things I was introduced to when I was newly married here in the United States. Being a novice cook, never in a million years would I have imagined making either of these from scratch the traditional, laborious way. However using ready ingredients like ricotta cheese, puff pastry sheets and following some easy steps, making those treats seemed like a total no-brainer to me.  Anyway, 387.415 preparations later ((don’t ask about the decimal placesJ)) suffice to say that I have stopped making them…